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I'd like to know where u find time to do all this cross training! HahaI started as a metal fabricator, then I did my apprenticeship as an electrician, then trained as a tiler and just recently got my plumbing ticket.. But if I have to pigeonhole myself, I'm a tiler.
Are you on our flooring forum then?I fit pretty much all flooring, Karndean, Amtico, sheet vinyl including cap and coved wood, carpet tiles,carpet..... Hate carpet so only fit it on rare occasions! Probably 90% of my work is tiling though
Thankyou I've had a rocky decade believe me lol. Picking my direction was always my downfall, always wanting something new/different. Right after my electrical apprenticeship I had a huge fallout with the old man and ended up homeless for 8 months ish. Then I got a chance to start from scratch training as a tiler so I took it. Unorthodox but it's what I needed. My most recent slip up was trusting a "friend" of mine who said they would get me gas qualifications. I gave them 2 years cheap labour for them to say they weren't willing to accommodate me doing gas, so I quit after getting my plumbing ticket and set up on my own. 2 months later, here I amI'd like to know where u find time to do all this cross training! Haha
Admirable tho!
Haha so would I Andy!Do most of my own prep work, bit of joinery but try to keep away from the plumbing side after a few nightmares and disasters with toilets..
Was in print finishing from leaving school till age 36, got made redundant a few weeks after signing up for a new house and had the whole house to do up, had a tiler round to quote on bathroom and kitchen, he quoted £1200, looked online and found the NETT week course for under £500 and thought I could do that, did that course n tiled my own bathroom n kitchen then just from going in local tile shop for materials got chatting to the staff in there, they mentioned there's hardly any tilers round here, got some business cards done and left them in the shop, was very daunting calling myself a tiler after a week course and a kitchen and bathroom under my belt but it took off straight away..my first ever paying job was 600x300 porc brickbond in a bathroom, walls n floor and all in rapidset as didn't know about standard set, id like to go back n see that job..
Thankyou I've had a rocky decade believe me lol. Picking my direction was always my downfall, always wanting something new/different. Right after my electrical apprenticeship I had a huge fallout with the old man and ended up homeless for 8 months ish. Then I got a chance to start from scratch training as a tiler so I took it. Unorthodox but it's what I needed. My most recent slip up was trusting a "friend" of mine who said they would get me gas qualifications. I gave them 2 years cheap labour for them to say they weren't willing to accommodate me doing gas, so I quit after getting my plumbing ticket and set up on my own. 2 months later, here I am
^^^^^^ don't forget a gobby git as well on lol lol ...
Like to think it was working to the mill in print finishing set my stall out for working to mill in this game...still got the same stainless steel ruler I stole from the printers when it shut downOh yes mate u done ok too being an ex printer and all! Hahaha
Like to think it was working to the mill in print finishing set my stall out for working to mill in this game...still got the same stainless steel ruler I stole from the printers when it shut down
Thanks pal, yes it's Matt. I'm just a pup at 28 but squeezed a lot into my years, feel like I'm 50 lol.Well fair play to u my friend, talking of friends (not off topic @Andy Allen )
What is your name fella? Matt? (Hopefly haha)
I digress! Nearly , take my hat off to ya!
U've done well then, and ur how old....ish?
Well I'm an ex Royal Naval Aircraft Electronics Engineer , Radar, Sonar, radio communications that kinda thing. (the engineer bit is where I get my anal side!) haha
Also Guided Missle Engineer.
And now I'm a tiler! Haha so know all about re training!
A whole lotta other crap in middle but I won't bore u!
Yep summat like that Matt yes!Thanks pal, yes it's Matt. I'm just a pup at 28 but squeezed a lot into my years, feel like I'm 50 lol.
Wow well that is a big career change, let me guess, "the tolerances were too high in missile engineering so u needed a challenge?"
Impressive cv anyway
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